Day 27
Change of plans.  Strong winds during the night so we decided no to leave this morning because the seas would still be very big.  Back to plan A, or it could be plan B, and we will be leaving tomorrow morning.  Very cold at the moment, but at least the wind has died down a bit.

Day 26
Well this is it, a decision has been made and we are off to Scarborough at 0530 tomorrow.  Weather is just about OK but I expect we will have some rather huge waves to contend with.  Our arrival time is the evening, and we are not sure whether we will be able to have a wifi connection, but I will try.  If not, the next posting will obviously be where there is a connection.  It has been very windy and cold here today, and we had hoped that the wind would at least die down a little so the waves would settle down.  However......

I will miss the people here at Humber Cruising Association, they have all been really kind and friendly.  I will particularly miss Jenny who will soon be going off on her Baltic ARC adventure.  I hope she is able to keep me informed of how she gets on.  It's a long way.

All the supplies have been restocked with some additional chocolate bars, water has been topped up and the diesel tank is full.  Next stop Scarborough.

Days 24 and 25
Not a lot happenning.  Wind still from wrong direction and too strong.  However, it looks as though there may be a slight lull in the strength of the wind on Tuesday, and if that's the case we will make every attempt to move on to Scarborough.  If not, it will be Wednesday as planned, when the wind definitely eases.  The only problem with moving Tuesday is that after so many gales, the wave heights may make the sail round to Scarborough a bit rough and lumpy, to say the least. It will be nice to move on, so keep fingers crossed for the next few days.

Day 23
Still looks as though Wednesday will be our departure day to Scarborough.  However it is still incredibly windy here at the moment and from the wrong direction, although very sunny.

Walked to Cleethorpes this morning, along the beach.  Very windy, but a lovely walk.  Stopped for a coffee where they allowed dogs, and they gave Bertie a supply of biscuits, which he loved.

Beach at Cleethorpes.  Sunny and blue skies, but if you look hard you can see the rough see and the poor chap standing with his coat collar wrapped roung his neck!

And yes, they have donkeys in Cleethorpes, but unfortunately because it was so cold, no takers.

Rest of day was taken up with shopping and chores.  The club does a book exchange, so I have now got something else to read!

Day 22
Bitterly cold again but at least we have had some sunshine.  Some good news on the horizon, we are getting a weather window which will allow us to move.  Only problem is that it is a week away.    Just did general housekeeping duties today ie cleaning and eating!

Day 21
Not a lot to say really, except that the wind is still too strong and in the wrong direction.  Checked the jet stream on the interenet, and it really is in the wrong position.  Could someone please do something about it?

Went into Grimsby via a nicer route, not so seedy and filthy.  Picked up timetables, maps etc. so it is likely that we may try going to Lincoln.  Maybe tomorrow.  No rush.  Looks as though we will be here for ever!

Caught up on washing - not that exciting really....

Day 20
Forecast not good for the next few days.  Wind will still be from the East or North East and we need a South or South Westerly.  Also as tide times are changing, it also becomes a problem to get out, because we need to arrive in Scarborough in the daylight.  So for a bit longer we are here. 

From where we are moored we can see this impressive Victorian water tower - which is often associated with Grimsby.  Unfortunately the whole area is closed to the public.

 

Today we decided to go on the bus to Hull and experience the "city of culture".  After what seemed like a lifetime on the bus, crossing the enormous Humber Bridge, nearly 2 hours later we arrived in Hull.  It was not exactly what we expected, but we had a roam round.  Obviously nowhere allowed dogs, so we had fish and chips outside in the freezing cold, and later a coffee, also outside in the freezing cold.  Very few outside restaurants and cafes - well done Hull!

Did manage to see Weeping Window, the cascade of ceramic poppies, which is on tour.

After loafing around for a bit longer and picking up a couple of cakes for the return journey, we sloped off down to the bus station (which together with the train station was very impressive) and got the bus back to Grimsby.  Forgot to add that the walk from the marina to the bus stop, was also pretty long.  Then I remembered we had run out of milk, so had to trudge back to Asda! By the time I got back to the boat a cup of tea was waiting (thank you Perry), but Bertie had completely passed out.

Not sure what is on for tomorrow.  Perhaps another exciting magical mystery tour....